growing the tobacco as an agricultural plant. Tobacco is also used in preparation of some medicines. But when tobacco is used just for pleasure‚ is harmful to life. Smoking causes many harmful diseases like lung cancer‚ emphysema‚ heart attacks‚ high blood pressure‚ and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and can lead to birth effects. Some people smoke just for fashion. Generally a person starts smoking with friends or colleagues just for fun. Slowly they get addicted and later they reach to a
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory lung disease that results in obstructed airflow from the lungs. When a person takes a breath‚ air travels down the windpipe into airways. These airways scatter into smaller‚ much thinner tubes that end in a bunch of tiny air sacs. These air sacs stretch and inflates when a person breathes in and then deflates when the person breathes out. When a patient is diagnosed with COPD‚ their lung function
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What are the causes‚ symptoms and treatments for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)? Introduction “Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung ailment that is characterized by a persistent blockage of airflow from the lungs” ( World Health Organisation (WHO) website‚ nd). This report will examine the causes‚ symptoms and treatment of COPD. It will discuss current statistics on COPD and some of the current treatments available. Multiple sources were used including websites
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is an umbrella term that refers to a group of lung diseases that block airflow during exhalation‚ which makes it increasingly difficult to breath. Emphysema and chronic asthmatic bronchitis are the two main conditions that make up COPD. In all cases that damage to the airways eventually interferes with the exchange of the oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs (mayo). COPD is the third leading cause of death in the United States. It is estimated that
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Cigarette Smoking and the Secondhand Smoking Disease‚ Emphysema Gregory A. Smith‚ Jr. University of Phoenix COMM/105 Dr. R. LoDato March 24‚ 2010 Cigarette smoking is a worldwide problem. Studies show that one in three adult’s smoke‚ with more than one billion people smoking worldwide
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Medication and Treatment for COPD Inhaled Therapies NICE COPD guidelines have made specific recommendations regarding the use of inhaled long-acting bronchodilators and inhaled steroids separately and in combination‚ but newer studies have assessed these drugs singly and in combination over longer periods of time. Bronchodilators (relievers) Short-acting beta2 agonists (SABA) Beta2 agonists act directly on bronchial smooth muscle to cause bronchodilation. They are the most widely used bronchodilators
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Cited: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MMRW. 1998 47:p.386-389. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/youth.htm Drews CD‚ et al Howard G. Wagenknecht LE‚ et al. "Cigarette smoking and progression of atherosclerosis." JAMA. 1998: 279: P.119-124. Wakschlag LS‚ et al. "Maternal
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The most interesting fact is that almost all of them use scientific sources to prove their positions. My research suggests that passive smoking is harmful and it might cause the following: mortality‚ lung cancer‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ and coronary heart disease (CHD). According to the Oxford dictionary of English language‚ passive smoking is “the involuntary inhaling of smoke from other people ’s cigarettes‚ cigars‚ or pipes” (Soanes and Stevenson‚ 2005). The definition
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lead to the buildup of plaque that hardens and narrows the vessels‚ causing a disease called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a common cause of heart attacks and peripheral artery disease. Smoking increases your likelihood of developing high blood pressure. The carbon monoxide inhaled from cigarette smoke interferes with the way oxygen is carried by your blood to organs‚ including the heart‚ which links it to heart disease. Smoking also increases the incidence of blood clots‚ which can lead to strokes
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1) The article “Breathing easier” written by Julie Cohen (2013)‚ is about how psychologist have played a role in helping patients manage their asthma. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways‚ affects at least 22 million Americans. Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood. Some common symptoms are; difficulty breathing‚ chest tightness‚ and poor exercise endurance. Those symptoms are also influenced by many digger including stress‚ pollution‚ pollen‚ mold‚ dust and
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